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Household of John Thomson (born 1822, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Thomson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1822 in Stobo, Peeblesshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Thomson, born in 1833 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1859 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Agnes Rattray, born in 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary A

Thomson

Wife
Female

Mary

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Rattray

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Stobo, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

59

1822

Stobo, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Mary A

Thomson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Rattray

Boarder

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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